M3.4 earthquake 64 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 64 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Dec 27, 2002, 2:30 PM GMT+2 (12:30 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-27 12:30:00 UTC
- Depth
- 43.7 km (27.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.434° N, 25.771° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.54 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8660 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.272 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8641 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8638 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 3.54 km NW of Asímion, Greece · 8682 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8683 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.794 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8701 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmh3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.